Melissa A. Day
- Michigan
- Painting
My work is imbued with the beauty I find in urban landscapes. I am attracted to the images and textures that have occurred over time on buildings and objects, through the effects of humans and nature. I create my work through the manipulation of collages,...Read More
ABOUT THE ARTIST
STATEMENT
My work is imbued with the beauty I find in urban landscapes. I am attracted to the images and textures that have occurred over time on buildings and objects, through the effects of humans and nature.
I create my work through the manipulation of collages, as well as oil and acrylic paints, and drawing pencils. No certain sense of what will come next, images manifest yet remain undetermined. The meaning in my work is irreducible to a single thought or idea. It is as abstract as it is significant.
BIO
Melissa A. Day was born in Ann Arbor and raised in Wixom, Michigan. She moved to Detroit in the late 90s, where she studied literature and fine art at Wayne State University. Soon thereafter, Melissa transferred to the College for Creative Studies. She participated in a studio program in Greenwich Village, New York, in 2001 through Parsons School of Design/ The New School for her last semester, receiving her Bachelor of Fine Art in Painting from CCS in May of 2002.
EXHIBITIONS/SHOWS/COMMISSIONS
2024
“Where I End and You Begin”. Solo Exhibition. Detroit Contemporary. Detroit, MI
2023
42nd Annual Michigan Fine Arts Competition. Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center. Birmingham, MI
Spring Salon. Detroit Contemporary, Detroit, MI
Art at the Library. Norma Gray Gallery. Brighton, MI
2008
“Fools, Art and Fantasy”. Art on Main. Brighton, MI
2006
25th Annual Michigan Fine Arts Competition. Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center. Birmingham, MI
“The 10th Show”. 101 Up Gallery. Detroit, MI
2005
“Our Town”. The Community House. Birmingham, MI
Actual Size Biennial. Contemporary Art Institute Detroit. Detroit, MI
Art Ventures. Brighton, MI
River Street Gallery. Manistee, MI
“What’s Behind the Red Door?” Brooklyn Building Artists Open House. Detroit, MI
2004
“Fore the Future”. Alternative for Girls Silent Auction. Glen Oaks Country Club. Farmington Hills, MI
“Home”. A Benefit for the Center for Creative Exchange Silent Auction. Ellen Kayrod Gallery. Detroit, MI
Detroit Festival of the Arts. Detroit, MI
Josephine Creperie and Bistro. Ferndale, MI
2003
Actual Size Biennial Contemporary Art Institute Detroit. Detroit, MI
Open Studios: 2000 Brooklyn. Detroit, MI
Detroit Festival of the Arts. Detroit, MI
River Street Gallery. Manistee, MI
“Artists Working in the Shadow of Tiger Stadium”. Padzieski Art Gallery. Dearborn, MI
“Arts in the City”. The Detroit Club. Detroit, MI
2002
College for Creative Studies. Student exhibition. Detroit, MI
2001
“Assured Environments”. New York Studio Program. New York, NY
College for Creative Studies. Student exhibition. Detroit, MI
2000
College for Creative Studies. Student exhibition. Detroit, MI
EDUCATION
2002 College for Creative Studies. Detroit, MI
Awarded BFA, Painting
2001 Parsons School of Design/ New School. New York, NY
New York Studio Program, Painting
1999 College for Creative Studies. Detroit, MI (1999-2001)
Studio Art: drawing, painting, sculpture, photography
and printmaking. Graphic design courses.
1997 Wayne State University. Detroit, MI (1997-1999)
Studio Art: drawing and painting. Art history, graphic design, English literature and creative writing courses.
1995 Western Michigan University. Kalamazoo, MI (1995-1997)
Studio Art: drawing and painting. Art history, English literature and creative writing courses.
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